F. Quinn Stepan Jr - Aug 4, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for STEPAN CO (SCL)

Role
Director
Signature
/s/ Stephanie J. Pacitti, Attorney-in-Fact for F. Quinn Stepan, Jr.
Stock symbol
SCL
Transactions as of
Aug 4, 2025
Transactions value $
-$501,601
Form type
4
Date filed
8/6/2025, 09:22 PM
Previous filing
May 14, 2025
Next filing
Aug 14, 2025

Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
STEPAN F QUINN JR Director 1101 SKOKIE BOULEVARD, SUITE 500, NORTHBROOK /s/ Stephanie J. Pacitti, Attorney-in-Fact for F. Quinn Stepan, Jr. 2025-08-06 0001229289

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction SCL Common Stock Gift +2.28 +0% 105K Aug 4, 2025 Direct F1
transaction SCL Common Stock Tax liability -$31 -0.615 0% $49.83 105K Aug 4, 2025 Direct F2
transaction SCL Common Stock Gift $0 -3K -1.81% $0.00 163K Aug 4, 2025 Direct F3
transaction SCL Common Stock Sale -$315K -6.3K -3.65% $49.96 166K Aug 4, 2025 Direct F3, F4
transaction SCL Common Stock Sale -$187K -3.7K -2.27% $50.49 159K Aug 5, 2025 Direct F3, F5, F6
holding SCL Common Stock 0.002 Aug 4, 2025 By Esop II Trust
holding SCL Common Stock 160K Aug 4, 2025 By Family LLC F7
holding SCL Common Stock 87.5K Aug 4, 2025 By Family Trust IV F7
holding SCL Common Stock 100 Aug 4, 2025 By Father F7, F8
holding SCL Common Stock 1.02K Aug 4, 2025 By Spouse
holding SCL Common Stock 67.2 Aug 4, 2025 By Father's ESOP F7, F8
holding SCL Common Stock 19.1K Aug 4, 2025 By Family Trust V F7
holding SCL Common Stock 162K Aug 4, 2025 By Mother's Estate F7, F8
holding SCL Common Stock 600 Aug 4, 2025 By Family Trust VI F7, F8

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction SCL Share Units Options Exercise -2.28 -0.01% 43.2K Aug 4, 2025 Common Stock 2.28 By Father's Deferred MIP F1, F8, F9, F10, F11
holding SCL Share Units 63.4K Aug 4, 2025 Common Stock 63.4K Direct F9, F10, F11
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Each share unit was the economic equivalent of one share of Stepan Company common stock. On March 10, 2025, 2.281 share units were settled for an equal number of shares of Stepan Company common stock and distributed to the reporting person as beneficiary.
F2 Withholding of shares to satisfy the tax liability on the distribution of share units.
F3 Joint Tenancy with Spouse.
F4 The price reported is a weighted average price. Shares were sold in a series of transactions within the same trading day at prices ranging from $49.75 to $50.26, inclusive. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price is available upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer.
F5 The price reported is a weighted average price. Shares were sold in a series of transactions within the same trading day at prices ranging from $49.9897 to $50.9249, inclusive. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price is available upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer.
F6 Reflects a downward adjustment of 2,500 shares. Due to administrative error, the reporting person's Form 4 filed on May 13, 2025 included the May 12, 2025 award of 2,500 shares to the reporting person in both the reporting person's individual account total and the reporting person's joint account total.
F7 The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to extent of any pecuniary interest in the shares.
F8 Shares held by an estate of which the reporting person serves as executor.
F9 Share Units are acquired under the Management Incentive Plan ("MIP"), a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that allows participants to defer all or a portion of their annual incentive awards.
F10 Share Units convert on a one-for-one basis into Common Stock.
F11 Share Units are generally payable at end of employment, unless otherwise elected.